David, I’m pretty sure polars are for standard jib and main configuration and do not account for wing-on-wing pole use or spinnaker use.
All the best, Edd ----------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, New York www.StarshipSailing.com ----------------------------------- 914.774.9767 | Mobile ----------------------------------- Sent via iPhone X iPhone. iTypos. iApologize On Jun 30, 2018, at 7:47 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: The polars for my boat predict an optimal downwind speed at an angle around 145° true. Does anyone know what assumptions are made in this prediction about spinnakers and whisker poles? I race non-spinnaker and often on windward-leeward courses so we are often dead downwind and the whisker pole makes a huge difference going downwind wing on wing. I am wondering if the polars take this into account. Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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